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Gauertal: Lindauer Hütte & Drei Türme

From Latschau to the Lindauer Hütte (1,744 m) beneath the Drei Türme: 12 km, 550 m of ascent, alpine garden with over 500 plant species – 15 minutes from the house.

summer · 6-10 👨‍👩‍👧 Family friendly 🐕 Dogs allowed

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Elevation profile↗ 550 m

The Gauertal is the Montafon's picture-book valley head: from the Latschau reservoir above Tschagguns it rises gently south-west until the limestone walls of the Drei Türme (2,830 m), Drusenfluh and Sulzfluh (2,818 m) tower up at its end. Below them, the Lindauer Hütte of the German Alpine Club's Lindau section has stood at 1,744 m since 1899 – with an alpine garden laid out in 1907, where over 500 alpine plant species flower from June to the end of August (free entry, donation requested). The hut path is a wide track: 12 km there and back, 550 m of ascent, about 4 hours, passing the Alpe Latschätz; families with children manage well, and a stop at the alp or the hut is part of it.

For variety, take the Golmerbahn cable car (23 May–18 Oct 2026) up the Golm and walk the Latschätzer Höhenweg to the hut, about 2 hours. In summer 2026 the hut is open from 30 May to 10 October (kitchen 9 am–7 pm), in winter from 25 December 2026 to 27 March 2027 – when the hut track becomes a 6.6 km natural toboggan run with sledge hire. From our house it is 10.4 km / 15 minutes to Latschau; by bus 650 or the Montafonerbahn to Tschagguns and local bus 601 to Latschau.

🧭 Route description

By car 10.4 km to the Latschau hikers' car park (charged in summer); bus 650 or Montafonerbahn to Tschagguns, local bus 601 to Latschau Kraftwerk / Golmerbahn. From there follow the track into the Gauertal.

📍 Stages

  1. Parkplatz Latschau
  2. Alpe Latschätz
  3. Lindauer Hütte

💡 Tips & refreshments

Latschau car park is charged in summer. Dogs in summer only by arrangement (max. two, outdoor bunk room), not in winter. The Gauablick and Sulzfluh via ferratas and the Blena Maisäß climbing area start from the hut – only with equipment and experience.

🚌 Getting there by public transport

Montafonerbahn or Landbus to Tschagguns/Vandans, Landbus to Latschau (Golm valley station); Golmerbahn to Grüneck for the Latschätzer Weg.

🅿️ Parking

Latschau car park (paid in summer).

🕒 Opening hours

Lindauer Hütte 30 May–10 Oct 2026 and 25 Dec 2026–27 Mar 2027, kitchen 9 am–7 pm; alpine garden June–end of August (as of 2026).

Last updated: 13 Sep 2026 · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

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